#conductor

I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot. ↗

— James Levine

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The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to disappear behind his functions as much as possible. We are pilots, not servants. ↗

— Franz Liszt

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I find little in the works of Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner and others when they are led by a conductor who functions like a windmill. ↗

— Franz Liszt

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Conductors must give unmistakable and suggestive signals to the orchestra - not choreography to the audience. ↗

— George Szell

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The awful thing about a conductor becoming geriatric is that you seem to become more desirable, not less. ↗

— Neville Marriner

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And if you are strong enough, then you can grow as a conductor more and more. ↗

— Kurt Masur

#enough #grow #more #more and more #strong

And at the same time, I had my very first concert at the age of 16. I hadn't heard a symphony orchestra before, and I was so deeply impressed I said I have to be a conductor. ↗

— Kurt Masur

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I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor. ↗

— Kurt Masur

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In South America, I heard the 8th Symphony of Beethoven. And the young conductor thought, Beethoven must be heroic. But this is piece which shouldn't be heroic. And this was such a misunderstanding, such a deep misunderstanding. ↗

— Kurt Masur

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Young conductors who are confident enough, they very often have success. ↗

— Kurt Masur

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